KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The College Sports Communicators (CSC) released the 2024-25 Men's Track & Field Academic All-District Teams for Division II, with five members of Northwest Nazarene's program earning the honor.

The Nighthawks' honorees for the 2024-25 campaign are Carter Alberts, Dylan Breuer, Jonah Groce, Carter Stedman, and Laurenz Waldbauer.

To earn this recognition, student-athletes be at least a sophomore in athletic and academic eligibility, must hold a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or above from all schools in their collegiate careers, as well as meet the following criteria for cross country/track & field specifically:

• Cross Country - Top-50 individual performance at the 2024 NCAA regional competition 
• Track & Field - Top-50 regional ranking in single event (indoor or outdoor) 

More information on criteria can be found here.

Waldbauer, who earned Academic All-American honors last year, was also again selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalist, and he will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced July 16, 2025.

The Academic All-District® Men's Track & Field Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances as an athlete and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
 
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.